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Spain Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights SPAIN SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 63RD SESSION, 12 – 29 MARCH 2018 Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and public donations. © Amnesty International 2018 Except where otherwise noted, content in this document is licensed under a Creative Commons (attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives, international 4.0) licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode For more information please visit the permissions page on our website: www.amnesty.org Where material is attributed to a copyright owner other than Amnesty International this material is not subject to the Creative Commons licence. First published in 2018 by Amnesty International Ltd Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton Street London WC1X 0DW, UK Index: EUR 41/7920/2018 Original language: English amnesty.org CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 4 2. DOMESTIC APPLICATION OF THE COVENANT AND LACK OF EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLATIONS OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (ARTICLE 2) 4 3. RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING (ARTICLE 11) 8 3.1 INSUFFICIENT GUARANTEES TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING 8 3.2 INEFFECTIVE MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT 9 3.3 INSUFFICIENT SOCIAL HOUSING 10 3.4 AFFORDABILITY OF THE RIGHT TO HOUSING 11 4. RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH (ARTICLE 12) 13 4.1 AUSTERITY MEASURES 13 4.1.1 IMPACT OF THE AUSTERITY MEASURES ON ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 15 4.1.2 IMPACT OF THE AUSTERITY MEASURES ON MIGRANTS’ RIGHT TO HEALTH 16 5. SPAIN’S OBLIGATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 18 5.1 DUE DILIGENCE REGULATION AND TRANSPARENCY 18 5.2 WEAKNESSES IN THE CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM 19 5.2.1 LOOPHOLES IN THE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION 19 A) LACK OF SPECIFIC SANCTION FOR THE ABSENCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PLANS 20 B) THE LIMITED CATALOGUE OF CRIMES THAT MAY BE COMMITTED BY LEGAL PERSONS 20 C) JURISDICTIONAL LIMITATIONS UNDER CRIMINAL LAW 20 5.2.2 LOOPHOLES IN THE CIVIL JURISDICTION 22 A) LACK OF HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS IN LAW 22 B) LACK OF SPECIFIC LIABILITY DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A DUE DILIGENCE PLAN 22 C) JURISDICTIONAL LIMITATIONS UNDER CIVIL LAW 23 5.2.3 LOOPHOLES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 23 5.3 THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY 25 SPAIN 3 SUBMISSION TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Amnesty International 1. INTRODUCTION Amnesty International submits this briefing to the United Nations Committee (‘the Committee’) in advance of its examination of Spain’s sixth periodic report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Covenant) at its 63th session, between 12 – 19 March 2018. In this briefing Amnesty International provides information on and raises concerns in relation to Spain’s implementation of the Covenant, in particular with regard to the enforceability of economic, social and cultural rights in Spain, the right to adequate housing, the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the State obligations in the context of business activities in relation to Articles 2, 11, and 12 of the Covenant. Amnesty International is concerned that since the Committee’s last review of Spain in May 2012 the state party has not adopted the necessary legislative measures to ensure that economic, social and cultural rights enjoy the same level of protection as civil and political rights. Furthermore, at a time of economic crisis, when the protection of human rights of individuals in a vulnerable situation is needed the most, the Spanish authorities have adopted retrogressive and discriminatory measures, undermining the right to health and the right to adequate housing. 2. DOMESTIC APPLICATION OF THE COVENANT AND LACK OF EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLATIONS OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (ARTICLE 2) Amnesty International is concerned that the authorities continue to fail to adequately incorporate the Covenant into national law and to provide effective remedies for violations of economic, social and cultural rights. This is contrary to the Committee’s previous recommendation requesting Spain to take appropriate measures to ensure that the provisions of the Covenant are fully SPAIN 4 SUBMISSION TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Amnesty International justiciable and applicable by domestic courts1. Under the Spanish Constitution Spain is a social and democratic state, subject to the rule of law2, while article 9.2 requires public authorities to ensure that “conditions for freedom and equality of individuals and groups to which they belong, are real and effective, removing obstacles that prevent or hinder their full enjoyment”, emphasising that the full exercise of human rights requires not only their formal recognition but also ensuring that they are realized in practice. The majority of the rights guaranteed under the Covenant however, with the exception of the rights to education and to join a trade union, are granted the status of “guiding principles” under Chapter III of the Constitution and consequently lack the same level of enforceability enjoyed by rights and freedoms contained in Chapter II of the Constitution.3 This is confirmed by the fact that article 53 of the Constitution establishes a system of guarantees through which the fundamental rights contained in Chapter II can be protected, which includes procedures for access to courts and the possibility of appeal to the Constitutional Court for protection.4 By contrast, with regard to the “guiding principles” set out under Chapter III, article 53.3 states that they “shall guide legislation, judicial practice and actions by the public authorities (but they) may only be invoked before the ordinary courts in accordance with the legal provisions implementing them”. Consequently, the “guiding principles” can only be invoked before the courts by reference to the relevant national laws, which implement these provisions. As a result, economic, social and cultural rights do not enjoy the same level of protection as civil and political rights, contrary to the principles of indivisibility, universality and interdependence of human rights5 and to the obligation for states parties to the Covenant to provide effective remedies for victims of violations. This lack of adequate legal protection for economic, social and cultural rights has become more evident during the economic crisis. Spain has adopted unjustified retrogressive measures inconsistent with its obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health and the right to adequate housing (see below) which have had a huge negative impact particularly on discriminated groups, often unable to invoke the necessary legal safeguards to protect their rights. Spain affirms in its report to the Committee that “bearing in mind the concerns of the Committee expressed by letter in 2012, none of the decisions adopted in recent years have been able to violate the obligations contracted by Spain through the Covenant”. However, it recognizes that certain measures can have negative impacts on certain individuals and groups.6 Spain also mentions that “the ICESCR has been invoked on numerous occasions before the national courts both by the parties and by the judges and courts themselves for the legal basis of the defence and protection of such right”. The judicial decisions referred to in the state report, however, refer solely to the right to education and labour conditions, the only two rights that are granted a stronger degree of protection in the Spanish Constitution. 1 Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Spain. E/C.12/ESP/CO/5 May 2012. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to non-discrimination in this context further called on the Spanish government to “ensure justiciability of the right to adequate housing contained in the Spanish Constitution and relevant international instruments, through accessible complaint mechanisms available to all”, A/HRC/7/16/Add.2 February 2008. 2 Spanish Constitution. Article 1.1 3 Chapter II of the Constitution, devoted to rights and freedoms, includes a range of civil and political rights and education and labour rights. The remainder of the rights guaranteed under the Covenant are contained in Chapter III elaborating the so-called “guiding principles” governing economic and social policy. 4 They are fully binding on all public authorities, are to be regulated by law, with their essential content respected, and it is possible to lodge appeals on grounds of unconstitutionality (article 53.1); a preferential and summary procedure (recurso judicial) is available before the ordinary courts to protect the rights recognized in article 14 and Division 1 of Chapter II (article 53.2); an appeal for protection (recurso de amparo) to the Constitutional Court is possible in respect of the rights recognized in articles 14 and 30, and Division 1 of Chapter II (article 53.2). 5 Amnistía Internacional, Greenpeace y Oxfam Intermón. Una reforma constitucional para blindar los derechos humanos. Julio 2015, (in Spanish only). 6 Sixth periodic report of Spain. E/c.12/ESP/6 31th October 2017. Para. 2 and 3 SPAIN 5 SUBMISSION TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Amnesty International The Constitutional Court has rarely invoked or relied on the Covenant in its jurisprudence.
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